By Matthew Gagnon Deering Oaks Park is an iconic part of the Portland cityscape, with more than 55 acres devoted to providing residents with a lush, beautiful place to gather and enjoy 55 acres of green public space in the heart of downtown.

To the Editor; While it should come as no surprise, it is nonetheless stunning, and sad, to hear of Central Maine Power’s request for a rate hike.

By Karen Fussell and Tony Smith The Municipal Review Committee is a nonprofit organization representing 115 Maine communities that have joined together to ensure the affordable, long-term and environmentally sound disposal of their municipal solid waste.

To the Editor; I have been following the news about the proposed expansion of the Penobscot County Jail with distress.

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To the Editor; Matthew Gagnon looks at rent control from the landlord’s point of view.

To the Editor; It recently came to my attention that Penobscot County officials have a plan that would spend millions of taxpayer dollars to expand the jail in Bangor.

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By Noel Bonam The hopeful eyes of seniors all across Maine are focused on Congress right now.

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To the Editor; I want to thank reporter Sawyer Loftus for the excellent article “Company helping restart Hampden trash plant has roots in failed Katahdin-area investor” in the Aug.

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To the Editor; As we prepare for another school year, it is imperative that the state’s K-12 schools have ready-to-use glucagon among their medical supplies.

By Matthew Gagnon It is the old, terrible and universally rejected idea that simply refuses to die.

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By Andrew Butcher Maine is at the precipice of a broadband revolution.

By Nancy Battick All genealogists avidly use the census for information about their ancestors.

By Leighton Wass Summertime fishing for togue, or lakers as they are called outside of Maine, has evolved over the years from trolling with metal lines (braided copper and monel) to lead core lines, and finally to downriggers.